Several hotels in Kashmir’s iconic Pahalgam were inundated due to flash floods triggered by two cloudbursts in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday night that also damaged homes, roads and farmland, disrupted essential services and prompted the evacuation of tourists and pilgrims, officials said.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for a fundamental shift in Jammu and Kashmir tourism policy, advocating a transition from volume-driven tourism to a sustainable, value-based model that protects the region's fragile ecology while ensuring long-term economic growth.
A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Zakir Ganai, was killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, marking a major breakthrough in an intelligence-based operation.
Taking cognizance of alleged irregularities in on-spot registration of Amarnath pilgrims, the authorities in Kashmir's Ganderbal district suspended four teachers, officials said on Wednesday.
Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday called for keeping the Amarnath Yatra free from politics, saying Kashmir has a long tradition of hospitality towards pilgrims while urging the administration to ensure both pilgrims' safety and minimal disruption to local life.
During the crackdown, the Central investigation agency seized incriminating literature and several digital devices.
Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official confirmed.
Intelligence agencies have learnt that Pakistan has hatched a sinister plot to defame India and to destabilise G20 meetings. The agencies have learned that Pakistan's ISI and other terrorist outfits are running propaganda and malicious campaigns on social media.
The price of a litre of milk has surged to Pakistani Rs. 250 and chicken to Rs. 780 per kg. According to one report, the price of onions has increased by 415 per cent in cities and 464 per cent in villages. Videos on social media show that people are fighting on the streets for basic food items.
The meeting is being seen as an opportunity to persuade the member countries to withdraw their negative advisories to their respective citizens against visiting Kashmir.
